Power Transmission
The infrastructure and equipment that carries electricity from generation sources to end users over high-voltage lines; a significant consumer of aluminium conductor cable because of the metal's light weight and conductivity.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 22, 2026.
Coverage
Wood Mackenzie Warns AI Power Demand Could Outrun Metal Supply as Mine Investment Lags
Grid builders gain work but must compete for scarce copper and aluminium.
A $300 Million Power Line From Zambia Aims to Cut Congo Copper Miners' Diesel Bill
A privately financed cross-border line adds new regional capacity.
Aluminium Slips From a Two-Month High as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Rise, But China's Destocking Cushions the Fall
Power-grid buildouts are a major seasonal driver of Chinese aluminium demand, and a shrinking domestic inventory cushion leaves less supply available for grid projects competing for the same metal during the peak season.
Aluminium Prices Drift Higher as Exchange Stocks Hit Their Lowest Since 1990
Power-grid buildouts are a major seasonal driver of aluminium demand in China, and low exchange inventories going into that season leave less supply cushion for grid projects competing for the same metal.
